Past tense of second
regular verb
The past tense of second is seconded. The past participle is also seconded.
Forms of second
| Base form (V1) | second /ˈsɛk.ənd/ |
|---|---|
| Past tense (V2) | seconded |
| Past participle (V3) | seconded |
| Present participle | seconding |
| Third person singular | seconds /ˈsɛk.əndz/ |
Seconded in a sentence
- The army officer was seconded while he held civil office.
- Things changed quickly from 1892 when Sam Fay was seconded from the L.S.W.R. as General Manager & Secretary.1961 October, “Talking of Trains: Last of the M.S.W.J.R.”, in Trains Illustrated, pages 585–586
- I seconded the proposal of my esteemed colleague.From the entry seconded
- He's been seconded to a branch office.From the entry seconded
Meaning of second
- adjective Number-two; following after the first one with nothing between them. The ordinal number corresponding to the cardinal number two.
- adjective Next to the first in value, power, excellence, dignity, or rank; secondary; subordinate; inferior.
- adjective Being of the same kind as one that has preceded; another.
Questions about the past tense of second
- What is the past tense of second?
- The past tense of second is seconded.
- What is the past participle of second?
- The past participle of second is seconded.
- Is second a regular or irregular verb?
- Second is a regular verb: its past tense adds -ed.
Source and license
Adapted from Wiktionary: second (page history and authors) and the entries of its forms. Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws left out forms marked obsolete, archaic, rare or dialectal and added the examples. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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